Training devised for tribal farmers of Chandrapur, Nandurbar and Dhule districts of Maharashtra
Training and Education Centre, Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI), in collaboration with CINI TATA Trust, Nandurbar, held an online training on ’Entrepreneurship Development through Commercial Goat Farming’ for the tribal farmers of Chandrapur, Nandurbar and Dhule districts under Tribal Sub-plan Programme on September 10, 2020.
Dr Tejas Shende, Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary Sciences, Shirwal (Satara) was the guest speaker.
Shende spoke in detail on various aspects of commercial goat farming for making it a profitable venture in rural settings. He stressed on the importance of selecting ideal goat breed, cost effective housing and feeding management, vaccination, disease control and management, record keeping, breeding, finance and marketing of goats in local Marathi language.
It was followed by interaction and discussion session, wherein many enthusiastic participants asked their queries. A total of 101 farmers from different villages of Chandrapur (30), Nandurbar (45), Akkalkuwa (8), Sakri (17) (Maharashtra) and Dahod (1) (Gujarat) actively participated in the training programme.
